Long Beach Symphony Chamber Players + Aquarium of the Pacific = Marvelous Musical-Oceanic Experience; Hear It!

(June 15, 2012) -- The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra's Chamber Players recently combined with the Aquarium of the Pacific for a performance that evoked the rhythms of the ocean and its many marvelous living things.

On June 7, the Long Beach Symphony's Chamber musicians assembled at the Aquarium and performed George Crumb’s Voice of the Whale for flute, cello and piano and Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals performed in its original chamber version for two pianos, string quintet, flute, clarinet and percussion (accompanied by a reading of the poetry by Ogden Nash).

Photo credit: Diana Lejins

I was present for this musical-oceanic journey and captured some of it in sight and sound. My small camera mike picked up a few more highs than lows, but it still conveys how marvelous it was. To hear a sound clip, click here.

The perforance featured Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players Gloria Cheng & Brian Pezzone (piano), Kazi Pitelka (viola), Cécilia Tsan (cello), Geoff Osika (bass), Diane Alancraig (flute), Gary Bovyer (clarinet), Roger Wilkie & Mei Change (violin) and Lynda Sue Marks (percussion).

Long Beach Symphony's Sounds & Spaces events are intimate performances with opportunities to interact with the musicians and the locations Each event includes a spoken presentation about the venue and how the music relates to it.

The 2011-2012 inaugural season of Sounds & Spaces is funded by the the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association and Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra says it welcomes additional funding from corporations and individuals "to sustain an inclusive atmosphere of connecting Long Beach’s illustrious Sounds with its distinctive Spaces."

Disclosure: The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and the Aquarium of the Pacific are LBReport.com advertisers.